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The Christmas Tree as seen in 2008 in front of the State Capitol of California. I have a Christmas party tonight so I thought this photo was appropriate!

This spider had made a pretty impressive web on my back porch. I decided to leave it there to see if I could get a good shot of him and sure enough, he was nice enough to pose for a few shots and deal with quite a few bursts from my flash!

This is the Croker Art Museum as it was seen in Sacramento on its grand opening on 10/10/10.  The building itself is pretty cool, and the lights really gave it a unique look against the black night sky.

The Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento has been closed for some time to allow for a new addition to be built to the museum.  I went on opening night when they had the old and new parts of the building open and hosted some bands and a laser show in their new courtyard.  It is a pretty interesting space, with classic architecture on one side opposed to the new ultra modern building right next to it.  I’m excited to check out some of the upcoming events that they are planning to hold here.  The opening night had some great lighting that led to some cool photo opportunities.

The Omni Hotel in San Diego is in a great location, close to the ocean and the gas lamp, and surrounded by signature palm trees. This angle allowed me to capture both the trees and the tower together.

The Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago is open air and very unique. The lights at dusk set it off against the sky perfectly.

I’m convinced that this is the best yurt at South Beach State Park in Oregon. It is called the Lewis and Clark Yurt. There is a short walk up a little hill to get to it, and it has a private deck that looks out into the tree tops. The ocean is nearby and made for some great sounds to fall asleep to. A little light painting with my headlamp on this long exposure gave the yurt a cool color!

I knew I had to capture this historic hotel in Ashland Oregon, the clouds were perfect and I was able to incorporate what little traffic there was in this town into the shot.

I went to a viewpoint above the Golden Gate Bridge to catch sunset and later get some photos with the night sky in the background. I ended up really liking some of the ones I got before the sun disappeared, like this one of a container ship passing under the bridge.

After the outsidelands concert in San Francisco, they lit up the trees with crazy colored lights. It was very sureal.